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Personal info

Full name
BRYK, John Anthony
Date of birth
10 February 1925
Age
21
Place of birth
Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36662550
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
6th Armored Infantry Battalion,
1st Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
7 March 1946
Place of death
Moosburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Wladyslaw Bryk (father)
Eva (Glaz) Bryk (mother)
Stanley Bryk (brother)
Theresa B. Bryk (sister)
Florence A. Bryk (sister)
Joseph Bryk (brother)
Edward Bryk (brother)

More information

Pvt John A. Bryk was taken prisoner on 7 January 1944 and died at Stalag VII-A.

His brother, Joe Bryk, served in the Pacific.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Birth Index, www.newspapers.com - Chicago Tribune

Photo source: Peter Schouteten